Brantley, Lyman Girls Finish 2-3

CROSS COUNTRY

November 22, 1992|By Jill Cousins of The Sentinel Staff

JACKSONVILLE — Lake Brantley's girls cross-country team was only the third-best team in Seminole County in last week's regional meet. But the Patriots came out of their shell at the Florida High School Cross Country Championships on Saturday.

Lake Brantley finished a surprising second to defending champion Orange Park in the Class AAAA meet at Florida Community College at Jacksonville's North Campus.

''I felt we could be either first or second if we went out and ran the race of our lives,'' Lake Brantley coach Charles Harris said. ''I hope this brings some respect to our program.

''I know people forgot about us; they didn't expect us to do anything. But we had faith in ourselves and laid it on the line.''

Orange Park scored 75 points.

Lake Brantley (104 points) led an impressive Seminole County performance, which included a third-place finish by Lyman (107) and a fifth-place finish by Lake Mary (179).

''I thought I was giving it my all,'' said Hubbard, who ran a 12:16 last year. ''It was the same course, and I thought I was running the same race as last year. I don't know what it was. I have no idea.''